I Don't Know Who Dream Is And At This Point I'm Too Afraid To Ask

thegamer.com:

I think the time has come to admit that I’m no longer in touch with modern youth. I browse TikTok on a daily basis. I play Fortnite. I know how to use phrases like ‘No Cap’ and ‘Deadass’ in normal conversation without making a fool of myself. On the surface, I am absolutely down with the kids, but that all changes when it comes to Minecraft YouTubers.

Minecraft YouTuber Dream revealed his face on video last night, and it has since amassed tens of millions of views and conversations online that are generating more buzz than most international news stories. This is a huge moment, but I have no idea who this person is.

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It appears I’m not alone in this confusion, and my knowledge represents a generational gap between those who grew up with Let’s Play personalities instead of more conventional celebrities and those who were moving into adulthood as this form of entertainment was just starting to find its feet. I was finishing secondary school when creators like PewdiePie and Markiplier were exploding in popularity, playing games like Slender and Happy Wheels to an audience of millions. Overzealous reactions were all the rage, and I just didn’t get it.

I saw the appeal, but had no interest in watching full playthroughs of popular games when I could play them myself instead. It felt like a waste, and I didn’t form the same parasocial relationships that enraptured so many others. Instead, I stuck with older websites like Giant Bomb and GameTrailers, who were ahead of their time when it came to video content that YouTubers would liberally pull from in the years to come. Times were changing, and I came to realise I wasn’t the right age to witness